BYU Admissions
GPA Averages
BYU has an extremely high GPA average of 3.81 currently, and it is increasing every year. It is required to have at least a 3.0 GPA in order to apply. One would need a much higher than acceptance GPA in order to get any scholarships, which are talked about in Cost (byu.edu).
Acceptance Rate
11,238 freshmen applied to go to BYU, but only 7,055 were accepted. This is about a 62% acceptance rate. Those who are enrolled get one of the best college educations in the country (byu.edu).
About 85% of Freshmen have come back every year; that's 4,780 students coming back to BYU every year (byu.edu).
About 85% of Freshmen have come back every year; that's 4,780 students coming back to BYU every year (byu.edu).
This is a video of the current freshmen at BYU creating the "Freshmen 'Y'", an annual tradition.